Mississippi: 19th (George's) Cavalry Battalion (State Troops)
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Unit History
Organized in the fall of 1863.
Increased to a regiment and designated as the 5th Cavalry Regiment in the fall of 1863.
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Transcriber’s Note: Rowland notes that Lt. Col. J.Z. George commanded the 19th Battalion MS Cavalry, which unit shortly became the 5th MS Cavalry. No other information on the 19th Battalion MS Cavalry (George’s) has been found by this transcriber. H. Grady Howell’s "For Dixie Land, I’ll Take My Stand," the best-ever listing of MS regiments, battalions, and companies, does not list George’s 19th Battalion MS Cavalry.
However, Rowland being contemporaneous with the actual veterans of the War for Southern Independence, the 19th Battalion MS Cavalry (George’s) will be listed here.
See 5th Mississippi Cavalry (George’s).
Field and Staff
- Commander: James Z. George (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Major: James A. Barksdale
Assignments
- September 1863: Chalmer's Cavalry Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
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